The 10 Best Albums of 2018

By Out.com Editors

The queers love a good bop and 2018 had a number of them that’ll forever find their way on a DJ's playlist. Tre’vell Anderson, Rose Dommu and Glenn Garner bring you the albums and artists that kept us moving.

Dirty Computer, Janelle Monae

Janelle Monae somehow managed to make the album of the spring...and summer...and fall...and winter. An instantly iconic pop album full of bops and bangers about queer love. — Rose Dommu

Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves

Kacey Musgraves came for all the pop girls trying to have stripped-back country eras with a flawless album that fused her Texas roots with a ‘70s disco sensibility, turning her into a gay icon overnight. We came, we saw, we stan. — Rose Dommu

Bloom, Troye Sivan

Invasion of Privacy, Cardi B

No one has had a better year than Cardi B, the Bronx-born rapper that’s got Nicki Minaj shooketh. Her debut album, punctuated by certified hits “Bodak Yellow” and “I Like It,” catapulted the IG fave to the top of the charts and my playlists. — Tre’vell Anderson

Everything Is Love, The Carters

Beyoncé is the greatest rapper alive and her duet album with Jay-Z is all the proof I need. — Tre’vell Anderson

Honey, Robyn

Hive Mind, The Internet

Sometimes when you have a collective of musicians, their varying visions and sounds can come into conflict. But The Internet got it right with their latest album. With Syd as lead, they’re appropriately captivating when one needs an escape from the trials of the world. — Tre’vell Anderson

Negro Swan, Blood Orange

An interrogation of the lived experiences of Black bodies, Blood Orange’s Negro Swan centers the anxieties of queer people of color. Aided by author-activist-queen Janet Mock, he manages to create an project that is at once reflective and aspirational. — Tre’vell Anderson

Betty, Pt. 1, Betty Who

Betty Who has steadily been releasing bops throughout 2018, leading up to her latest album, Betty, Pt. 1. It further solidifies her status as a rising gay icon. — Glenn Garner

Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides, SOPHIE

The devil works hard, but the pots and pans in SOPHIE’s kitchen work harder. The OUT100 Artist of the Year proved herself as the future of pop on her hauntingly beautiful solo debut. — Rose Dommu